125 years ago today -Apr 7, 1894

[Marriner W. Merrill Diary]
... Joseph F. Smith took balance of time on various subjects, viz., card playing, round dancing, secret societies, etc., deprecating them all and counseling the Saints not to indulge in them.

[Notes from the Miscellaneous Record Book, 1886-1906: Selected diary notes from the journal books of Marriner Wood Merrill, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]